ótima

Ótima is the feminine singular form of the Portuguese adjective ótimo, meaning excellent, very good, or of high quality. It agrees with feminine nouns and is used to express a positive evaluation. Examples include uma ideia ótima, uma refeição ótima, oportunidades ótimas. The corresponding masculine form is ótimo, and the feminine plural is ótimas while the masculine plural is ótimos. In everyday speech, ótima appears in both formal and informal contexts to praise or endorse something.

Etymology begins with Latin optimus, meaning "best." Through the history of the Portuguese language, optimus evolved into forms such as ótimo, with the feminine ótima developing as the gendered counterpart. The accent on the initial syllable marks the stressed vowel, a feature shared with cognate words in other Romance languages such as óptimo in Spanish.

Usage and grammar: ótimap describes feminine nouns and adjectives, and its gender and number must agree with the noun it modifies (e.g., ideia ótima, refeições ótimas). While ótimos and ótimas are common as attributive or predicative adjectives, the exclamatory use in everyday speech more frequently employs the masculine form, ótimos or ótimo, depending on the context. In formal writing, ótima is used similarly to "excelente" or "de alta qualidade," preserving a neutral, evaluative tone.

See also: Portuguese adjectives, partire of morphology in gender and number, opposites such as ruim and péssimo.